Red Line Running 20 Min...

If you rely on the Red Line, you might want to stay at work a little longer this evening, or perhaps shack up at a nearby bar, because your train is running 10 to 20 minutes late this evening. [ more › ] Continued here: Red Line Running 20 Minutes Late Just in Time for Rush...

Washington DC Family We...

Photo credit: Sam Kittner/Newseum FRIDAY APRIL 27 On Friday, April 27, the Newseum will open the HP New Media Gallery , an interactive experience that uses the latest technology to allow visitors to physically step into a social network that shows media’s powerful impact on our world....

Situation in Afghanista...

Jon Soltz, Huffington Post A couple of days ago, I said that the events over the last couple months — the murder of 16 innocent Afghans by a soldier, the burning of Qurans, and desecration of dead bodies — meant counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan have failed and...

Overheard in D.C.: Trai...

Say what you want about Metro, but the train operators continually surprise and amuse us. It will truly be a sad day when WMATA mandates what they can and can’t say. [ more › ] See more here: Overheard in D.C.: Train Operators’ Travel...

Holder Fights for Votin...

Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker Two years ago, the Supreme Court decided a case that may, it now appears, save Barack Obama's chances at reëlection"”and, more importantly, preserve a precious corner of American democracy. For many years now,...

Why Americans Support V...

Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The state chairman of Indiana's Democratic Party resigned recently as a probe of election fraud in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary widened.State law requires a presidential candidate to gather 500 valid signatures in each county to qualify...

Ron Paul and the Parano...

Ace, Ace of Spades As a historical matter, the US didn't risk troops to end the Holocaust; FDR rejected Morgenthau's entreaties that he bomb the train lines to Auschwitz or take similar actions, on the theory that the US wouldn't support the war if it became perceived as a...
Washington DC Christmas Family Outings

Washington DC Christmas...

Christmas Activities for Families in the Washington, DC Area At our house, we like to stretch our Christmas celebrating from the week before Christmas all the way until the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6th. Here’s our go-to list of fun outings to keep us from staying in and...

Gingrich’s Crazy ...

Mike Littwin, Denver Post Home | Media Kit | Sign up for breaking news email alerts | Photo Galleries Newt Gingrich has caught another lucky break. It's almost as lucky for him as the derailing of the Cain Train, whose fast-unloading passengers seem happy to hop on the...

Orange Line Service Dis...

UPDATE (6:10 p.m.): We’ve now gotten word that the person who was struck by the train has been removed from the track, and people on the powerless train will soon be allowed to disembark. The Clarendon station could be closed for some time, however, so we’d definitely...

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